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WWUS82 KRAH 161725
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
125 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCZ010-011-026>028-041-042-161830-
EDGECOMBE NC-NASH NC-JOHNSTON NC-FRANKLIN NC-WARREN NC-WAKE NC-
HALIFAX NC-
125 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WARREN...NASH
NORTHWESTERN
EDGECOMBE...HALIFAX...EAST CENTRAL WAKE...NORTH CENTRAL JOHNSTON AND
CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM EDT...
AT 125 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM WARRENTON TO NEAR LOUISBURG TO NEAR ZEBULON.
MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROCKY MOUNT, ROANOKE RAPIDS, NASHVILLE, LOUISBURG, WARRENTON,
HALIFAX, ZEBULON, SCOTLAND NECK, NORLINA, AND DORTCHES.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 173 AND 127.
NC HIGHWAY 264 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 20 AND 32.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED WEAK AREAS OF ROTATION WITH THIS LINE OF
STORMS. IF THE STORM INTENSIFIES AND ROTATION STRENGTHENS, A WARNING
MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3651 7790 3648 7776 3648 7764 3644 7762
3641 7755 3637 7755 3634 7759 3632 7757
3630 7754 3632 7744 3626 7741 3624 7738
3621 7738 3617 7728 3562 7843 3602 7831
3652 7820 3655 7817 3654 7790
TIME...MOT...LOC 1725Z 223DEG 47KT 3641 7816 3607 7826 3574 7835
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
CA
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